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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1438
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Barblit, -yt, ppl. a. [Late ME. barbeled (Caxton), OF. barbelé.] Barbed. — 1375 Barb. viii. 57.
Sum vith arrowes barblyt braid ?1438 Alex. i. 1623.
That schot with arrowis barblit bare
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